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Author Archives: Robert Sanders, UC Berkeley

Reawakened geyser does not foretell Yellowstone volcanic eruptions

by Robert Sanders, UC Berkeley January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

When Yellowstone National Park’s Steamboat Geyser — which shoots water higher than any active geyser in the world — reawakened in 2018 after three and a half years of dormancy, some speculated that it was a harbinger of possible explosive volcanic eruptions within the surrounding geyser basin. These so-called hydrothermal explosions can hurl mud, sand […]

UC Berkeley’s Jennifer Doudna wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

by Robert Sanders, UC Berkeley October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

UC Berkeley scientists spin up a robotic COVID-19 testing lab

by Robert Sanders, UC Berkeley March 30, 2020March 30, 2020

Early warning for wildland fires? There could be an app for that

by Robert Sanders, UC Berkeley April 16, 2019

Radar reveals details of mountain collapse after North Korea’s most recent nuclear test

by Robert Sanders, UC Berkeley May 10, 2018

40-year experiment in Yosemite: Managing fire, rather than suppressing it, benefits forest and watershed

by Robert Sanders, UC Berkeley October 26, 2016

Warming world may put most cities off-limits for summer Olympics

by Robert Sanders, UC Berkeley August 12, 2016

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